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What's Next?
A farewell to Substack as I take on my next challenge as Editor of LabourList
Jul 26, 2025
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Unite(d) we stand?
Is the long fractious relationship between Unite and Labour finally falling apart? And what does that mean for both?
Jul 17, 2025
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Things can only get better
The Labour government has to improve its delivery, its management and its coherence in order to deliver its genuinely exciting programme.
Jul 6, 2025
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Lessons in Love
After a bruising week for the government what should they learn to do differently? And can they show a restive PLP that they too will be treated with…
Jun 29, 2025
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Emma Burnell, playwright
I want a Neil Kinnock who'd win an election.
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Jun 18, 2025
The bet the government is making
Rachel Reeves is staking her success on capital spending. It's more Keynsian than her detractors think, but doesn't come without risks.
Jun 16, 2025
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Sometimes, it's OK to laugh at the clowns
Reform overshadows their own progress by highlighting their worst instincts.
Jun 8, 2025
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